Students can input the books they have read.  I did the non-fiction template for them. They basically make a text box and then input the books they have read, write a review, book report, etc.They need to add on to the power point presentation and make their own non-fiction section.  by Sandra Bacal
Category: Educational Technology
Third Grade Powerpoints
Much needed vocabulary powerpoints have now been added to the Friendship page of the third grade unit thanks to Pam Chinelli of Castle Heights Elementary in Los Angeles. I hope to have powerpoints for all stories and units by the end of the year. If you use a different Open Court edition or find there’s …
New Class Session Opened
New class session for Integrating Technology in the Open Court Curriculum and Closing the Digital Divide has now been opened for this summer at LACOE for those who couldn’t get into the first class. Go here to register. This is a three day workshop. Hope to see you there! > Expand your instruction beyond the …
New Films to go With Open Court Reading Themes
Lots of new movies this week! My own class films, “Camouflage Jones, Private Investigator” and “We See Animals Hiding” are now online at VideointheClassroom.com These are related to the 2nd grade “Look Again Unit.” Special thanks to Stephanie Penniman for her third grade film, “Kids Did It In Business” and Gisele Lee for her second …
Integrating Technology Part 1: Powerpoint
Introduction Open Court Resources.com features literally hundreds of powerpoints for every unit and nearly every story of the Open Court Reading Program. These are all available free for download though they may not redistributed on the internet without permission. What innovative ways can teachers use these powerpoints with OCR? Teachers can use powerpoints to assist …
An Introduction to Podcasting
Not everyone is a visual learner or wants to sit in front of the computer reading. Many of the postings on this blog will include an audio file at the bottom which you can listen to by clicking “play now” or you can set your computer by automatically download new episodes by finding the “subscribe” …
An Introduction to Blogs
If you’re reading this, you don’t need glasses. Also you’ve found the Open Court Resources.com blog. If you’ve never seen a blog before, know that blog is short for web log (as if the term web log was easier to understand than blog). Think of this blog as a place to find short articles about …